Latina

American  

[luh-tee-nuh, la-] / ləˈti nə, læ- /

Or latina

adjective

1. of or relating to females of Latin American origin or descent, especially those living in the United States: She will be the company’s first Latina CEO.

   My mother is Latina.

   She will be the company’s first Latina CEO.

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noun

1. a woman of Latin American origin or descent, especially one living in the United States.

Latina British  

/ laˈtiːna /

noun

1. Former name (until 1947): Littoria.  a city in W central Italy, in Lazio: built as a planned town in 1932 on reclaimed land of the Pontine Marshes. Pop: 107 898 (2001)

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Etymology

Origin of Latina

First recorded in 1970–75; from Spanish (United States), feminine of Latino

Example Sentences

She’s a beacon, so to speak, especially for us Latina women.

From Los Angeles Times

Switching gears a little, something that a lot of people don’t realize is that our entire camera crew was Latina.

From Los Angeles Times

And before I knew it, and it truly wasn’t intentional, the whole camera department was Latina.

From Los Angeles Times

El éxito de Valenzuela amplió enormemente el alcance del béisbol en México y América Latina.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s laced with a few ultramodern cuts as well: If the reggaeton bounce of the Nina Sky-sampling “Latina Foreva” felt slight as a standalone single, it takes new form on an album tracing just how a banger like that came to be.

From Los Angeles Times